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Volume 1 covers... take 2! (Patreon)

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2018-04-22 18:28:27
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Apologies for posting again like an hour after the last one but - a LOT of you seemed to really like idea #1, despite me saying I was almost certainly going with the greyscale one. A lot of people on Twitter are saying they like that one the best too. So I've edited the first idea a bit so I like it better and thought I'd show you them side-by-side.

I'm VERY lost now - absolutely no idea which one I should go with! I think I'm going to have to sleep on it and hopefully I'll have a clearer idea of which one I prefer tomorrow :) But yeah, again, let me know if you have any thoughts!

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Anonymous

Go with the B&W! Fits the feel of all the other b&w strips better :) PS hashtag cannot wait to get a copy!

Lauren Frey

Definitely color! It’s so pretty, and I love the leaves and their uniforms! <3 <3 <3

Anonymous

I love the soft colors of number 1!! It adds such a comforting feel to the beautiful story the reader is about to experience!!

Mellie

tbh i love the color because of the heartstopper zine i bought from you!!! it adds to the ~~vibe of hs without being too matchy?? idk i’m still buying it either way so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Anonymous

The soft colors just seen perfect for them!

Anonymous

Ah!! I love the text/ title in the second one

Anonymous

I really love the colored version!

Anonymous

Love the coloured one!😍😍

Anonymous

I think you had a lot of valid reasons for liking option 2 above and you really had me sold on it in the last post. It is more a reflection of the style of the comic within. And they’re both lovely of course. I think most of us are going to treasure a physical copy no matter what the cover looks like tbh. The color on the mini comic zine is so pretty I’d love to have all the covers colored. I feel like again with the colors you can use them to show change from one volume to another as the story progresses but go with your gut and know we’ll love whatever you pick

Anonymous

I like the color one! Is more eye catching 💕

Z. Boudrie

I'm honestly at a loss for which one I like more. They're both great! I love the colors, but then again the b/w is more accurate to the actual comic. I just like both of them, and I'd be happy to see either on the final product.

Anonymous

I LOVE number one

Jasmine Baggenstos

#1 is gorgeous :] #2 does represent the actual art style more, but I think it's nice to have a color cover.

Adrianna

I like the grayscale because it's obviously meant to pair with the back of the book with the synopsis

Anonymous

I really love #2! I feel like the greyscale is just such a good fit with the overall story and look. But regardless, I think either option will look great!

Anonymous

That‘s a tough decision :( Number 1 feels more lively whereas number 2 is just so lovely to look at.. i‘d recommend playing with the inside title page so you could use both styles.. but which style should be used for the cover is an impossible choice :(

aliceoseman
>>11756031

Exactly how I feel haha!! All you guys' responses are so so helpful though, thank you everyone <3

Anonymous

Alice, all your work is wonderful and honestly, whatever choice you end up picking, you will have 100% happy fans. Personally, I would prefer you pick the one YOU feel works better without telling us and without letting us try to dissuade you. We are going to love it no matter why and I’m sure none of us wants to cause any stress about something we love and adore ❤️❤️❤️ thank you SO MUCH for your hard work Alice, we really really love you!! (And worship you a little bit heehhe)

aliceoseman
>>11756127

This is so kind, thank you so much!! I love hearing all your responses, it really does help - I don't think I would have re-considered idea 1 if so many people hadn't said that they loved it. I'm gonna sleep on it for a couple of days before I make an official decision, I think :)

Nat

i think part of why i like number 1 so much is because i think it really complements the new covers for your novels, though both 1 and 2 are absolutely gorgeous. as everyone else has said, we’ll still support you no matter what the final cover looks like (honestly it could be completely black with “heartstopper” in white comic sans and i’d STILL cry when i got it in the mail, shouting “LOOK AT HOW PRETTY IT IS I’M SO HAPPY”) so please please go with whatever your gut tells you! thanks so much for even giving us the option to preview the covers!

Anonymous

I like number one because it's so nice and vibrant, kind of offsetting the comics black and white style. I just really like seeing the boys in colour.

Sharon Stogner

Still love the colors in 1. But this is your baby. You go with your heart :) you can always turn cover 1 into a 8x10 poster for the Kickstart or include it with the book as a post card

Charli Clement

those colours😍😍😍 but they’re both gorgeous and it’s your book after all!

Anonymous

I loooove n#1 and if you do end up choosing that one i would make the title just a bit more noticeable as it blends in a lil with the pink of the drawing!

Anonymous

As the whole comic is already in grey scale, I really think a coloured cover would be better!!

Betsy

For some reason I get more of a sense of motion (e.g., Charlie’s hair blowing in the wind) from the greyscale version vs the color one. But if you decide to go with option 1, I do think you need to do something to better contrast the title from Charlie’s backpack. Right now the colors are just too similar and it’s difficult to read :(

Anonymous

Colour! Your colouring is so lovely.

Anonymous

Color for the cover, but both are beautiful!💖✨

Anonymous

You should definitely go with what YOU like better - I promise that there's no way your readers will be disappointed with either cover! :) I actually prefer the grayscale one, because it's closer to the style of the actual comic, but with a nice splash of colour in the middle. And it'd be easier to do the future volumes in similar styles, right? they'd match more? with colour they'd look more like different covers, whereas the black and white with a bit of colour would give more of a connection between each volume. i think you're right, the colours cover is a bit more 'anime'-like - and the words "Heartstopper" stand out more clearly in the grayscale. Ahh hope I'm not confusing you further, but I really do like the grayscale the more i think about it :) in the end, go with what makes you happy, since it's your book :D xx

Anonymous
>>11760321

OH AND the 2nd one matches the shoe back cover perfectly!!!!!!!! :) i just saw on twitter someone suggested colouring the leaves on the grayscale cover to match the title pink colour, which i reckon would look v pretty :D

Anonymous

Wholehearted endorsement of #2! It feels like the comic, it's super easy to read, and you should go with your gut. #1 is gorgeous, too, so I get where everyone's coming from – maybe you could sell it as a poster?? ;)

LJ Zee

Oh Alice, these are just gorgeous. They’re all beautiful (counting the versions on the previous post, which I only just saw!). Like others are saying, PLEASE go with your heart. I love all of your ideas - the way you thought through the shading, the pastel pink accent done in foil (it will be lovely with the copper accents on the pins!), and choosing a different highlight color for each volume. I think everything is so well thought out on your part, and I can just feel the passion and heart when you describe your artistic choices. I did also like when you mentioned possibly changing the highlight to that lovely pastel green. Both the pink and the green are very memorable colors from the extra story panels that you did in color. I’m thinking of one of my FAVORITES - the Jane Austen one!!! I’m just so, so excited for this. This story has been so meaningful to me and so soothing, and I just can’t wait to have something from this wonderful world (other than my framed print!) to hold in my hands! Whatever you choose, ultimately, will be wonderful. Go with your heart - it have us this incredible story, after all! :)

Anonymous

I like 2 but with a little bit of colour??

Anonymous

either way, they're both beautiful!!!! I hope this choice comes a little easier in the morning xo

Ivy

I personally really prefer #1, it looks great and would be nice to have a color cover since the comic is already black and white 👀👍🏻 I dunno about other people but I sometimes use color covers as guides to the characters’ coloring so I can more easily picture them in color in my head while I’m reading haha

Gail Wald

I like number 1 best as a cover - but maybe the other one can be on the inside? Idk I just really like the full color version because it pops, yknow?

Anonymous

They both look great, but personally I think the second one represents the novel itself better. less is more in this case, ya know?. It just feels more serene and simple, while also feeling more like your art style, which i obviously love. Also, the splash of pink represents well this springtimey feeling you get while reading the story, and also bringing queer associations!!YAS!!... but cyan as you suggested would also work great (also one color on the front and one on the back could be great. the two colors go well with nick and charlie, i think), THAT'S IT I JUST CARE ABOUT THIS STORY A LOT BYE <3

Anonymous

(like, i think the splash of pink on the front cover and the cyan on on the back cover with the shoes would be breathtaking omg)

Mat

I like the first cover, your colouring is really gorgeous, but I feel like the title isn't visible enough. I wonder how it would look like with a pink bg instead like in the second cover. But... I also like the second cover a lot lmao, I just feel like you could add more pink details to make it more vibrant. I think someone suggested the leaves, I think it's a nice idea. I also like the pink lines on Nick and Charlie you made on the first cover, and maybe it would be a nice highlight on your second cover too... Also, I remember that you wanted to make an "evolving cover" and it would work well with also a main colour per cover (like pink here, cyan for vol 2, etc). I don't see it working as well with the first cover... Long story short, I prefer the second cover in the end lmao. (plus it also fits the new covers of your novels, you know, with a main colour per book and the rest being b&w!)

Zoé

First ! Far more attractive for a cover I think ^^

Anonymous

I love both covers 😭 I think the first one though, but with Heartstopper in much bigger lettering and white so it stands out

Anonymous

I’m torn because I love the first one because it’s so eye catching but I don’t want you to pick the one you don’t like! Follow your heart! ❣